Burner.



Patented luly 18, |899.

H. F. SMITH.

B U R N E R.

(Application filed Mar. 30, 1899.)

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Illllllllil l .lilllI No. 628,995. Patented my la, |399. H. F. SMITH.

BURNER.

(Application med Mar. ao, 1899.) No Model.)

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IIARPER SMITH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BURNER.

p sPncF'IcATIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 698,995, daten July 18, 1899. p

y l Application tiled March 30, 1899. A,Serial No. 711,066. (No modela) Tb LZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARPERF. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State Yof Pennsylvania, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Burners, which improvel ment is 4fully set forth inthe following specification and accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to a burner'in which a suitable hydrocarbon fluid is employed; and it consists of novel means for protecting the mantle thereof during` the act of cleaning, the protector employed being a cylinder o'r shell having a closed topand open bottomv and providedwith suitable guiding and manipulating devices, whereby said protector can beV placed around said mantle when it is desired to clean the lantern or the burner, means being also provided for enabling said protectordto be removed from said mantle and to normally occupy a position below7 the burner and away therefrom.

Itfurther consists of a novel construction of a conduit whereby I am enabled in the act of igniting the burner to direct the flame to the torch employed directly thereupon without endangering the mantle.

It further consists of a novel construction of a casing for said burner which when einployed in conjunction with the conduit connected thereto further assists in protecting the mantle employed from the 'llame of the igniting-torch, the upper portion or top of said casing serving as a support for the mantle-protector when the latter is in elevated position and inclosing said mantle.

It further consists in makingthe casing-surrounding the burner in sect-ions'and providing the same with a locking device, whereby the burner is rendered accessible for the purpose of inspection or repairs.

It further consists in the employment of a suitable guide through which the rod carrying the mantle-protector passes and in means for locking said rod so as to secure said tector in the desired position.

It further consists of novel details of construction, Vall aswill be hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure l represents a side elevation of a burner embodying my invention, .showing also the mantle-protector and device for conducting flame to the burner and the lantern,

the latter being in section. Fig. `2 represents lin detached position a perspective view ot" a casing,showing the flame-conducting conduit therefor. Fig. a vrepresents a perspective viewof a casing similar to the one seen in Fig. 2, but showing a different form of conducting device. Fig. Ll represents a perspective View of another form ot casing, showing the upper portion of the sameprovided with rabbeted or overlapping edges. Fig. 5 represents a perspective View, partly in section,

of the mantle-.protector and its adjuncts in detached position. Fig. 6 represents a perspective View of another form of mantle-protector and means for supporting the same. l

Fig. 7 represents a perspective view of a' supporting-diskemployed. Fig.81'epresents,on

`closing the burner 5r 6 designates a l1ydrocarbon-reservoir, which is suitably supported above the lantern in any suitable manner and has the pipe 7 depending therefrom, said pipe being provided with a fitting 8 anda drip 9, from which fitting leads the laterally-extending pipelO to the burner 5, the flow ot' Iluid through said pipe 10 being controlled by a suitable valve, whose handle ll depends through the base 2 of the lantern, the flow of vapor to the burner being controlled by means of the needle-valve 12, whose operating-needle 13 also projects through said base.

la designates an opening in the base 2, through which an igniting-torch is adapted to be inserted, the flame therefrom being conducted upwardly adjacent to the conduit 15X, which is suitably secured to the base 2 and terminates at its upper portion in the casing 16, the latter being made in sections 17 and IOO `with a locking device 20.

18, which are hinged, as at 19, and provided The top 2l of said sections is adapted to support the mantle- 4protector 22, the latter consisting of a cylin-V der or shell having a closed l(op and an open bottom and actuated by means of a rod 23, which is attached thereto and passes through the-guide 2f-t,-whi'ch is secured to the base 2 in any suitable manner and provided with a it will be seen that the mantle-protector is rigidly held in the desired position.

If desired, I may make the depending annular wall 29 either solid,'as seen in Fig. 1,

' or perforated, as will be u nderstood from Figs.

2, 3, and Al, and in place of the half-round conduit 15 4 or tube 15 (seen in Figs. 2 and 4) I may employ a single lia-t strip 30, which is suitably secured to the base 2 of the lantern and serves to support the member 17 in the same manner as does the conduit 15X or tube 15, said member 17 supporting the member 1S, asisevident. In Fig. the abuttingedges of the top 21 are shown as being rabbeted or provided with an overlapping member 30, which expedient may be applied to the casings seenin Figs. 2 and 3'if desired.

In Fig. 6 I have shown another form of mantlc-protector 3l as provided with a tubular portion 32, which is adapted to engage the upright'strip 33, which is secured to the base 2 of the lantern, said protectorBl being manipulated in any suitable manner.

Inl Fig. 7 I have shown the device seen in Figs. 2, 3, and et asy provided with a disk or plate 33, which latter may be supported upon the guide 24; or pipe 10 or other desired point, if desired, the burner 5 passing through the v opening 34, as is evident.

having the solid top 21 and the solid annular depending wall 29X, the opening in'said top being adapted to engage the burner.

The operation is as follows: The parts normally appear as seen in Fig. 1. When it is desired to light the burner, the lighting-torch isinserted in the opening ILL and placed in' proximity to the conduit 15X, the tube 15, or the strip 30, whereupon the tiame will be instantly directed to the proper portion of the burner and will primarily heat the same to a sufficient extent to volatilize the hydrocarbon, the valves 1l and 12 being next opened, as is evident. y

Either the conducting-strip 30 or 'the conduits 15 or tube 15 may be'employed, as may be expedient, and itfwill of course be evident that other forms of conducting devices may be used without departing from the spirit of my invention.

It will of course be apparent that when the tube 15 is employed, as seen in Fig. 2, the opening through the base 2 must be located so as to permit the flame to have access to the interior of said tube.

The mantle-protector 22 normally appears in the position seen in Fig. 1, and when it is desired to clean the interior of the lantern the locking device 25 is loosened and the rod 23 is turned, whereupon said protector assumes the position seen in dotted lines at the lower right-hand portion of Fig. 1, after which the rod 23 and the mantle-protector are raised until the opening in the lug 27 is in alinement with the rod 26. The protectorY 22 is then lowered until it assumes the dotted position surrounding the lnantle, (s'een in Fig. 1,) whereupon it will be evident that the interior kof the lantern or the burner can be readily cleaned without injury to the mantle. It will thus be seen 'that by the provision of the con-` ducting strip or conduit which leads to the casing 16 and `the mantle-protector 22 I pro vide means for initially heating the burner Without injury to the mantle andxalso means for conducting the heat from the ignitingtorch directly to the burner, and I further provide a convenient means for protecting the mantle when it is desired to clean the 1antern or the burner, said protecting device being located so as to be normally out of the way o f the burner.

In Figs. 7 and 9 the protecting-platesmaybe used as drawn without the flame-directors 15, 15X, or 30 being attached thereto, and the lighting-torch will then be applied to 'the burner directly beneath the plate.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire .to secure by Letters Patent, is-d s 1. The combination of a burner, a mantle therefor, a plate supported below the burner and a conducting device leading downwardly from said plate for enabling the heat or flame from the igniting-torch to be conducted directly tosaid burner.

2. The combination of a burner, a mantle therefor, and a casing located in proximity'to said burner said casing being made in sections andvprovided with a conducting-strip leading thereto.

3. The combination with a lantern of a burner supported therein, a mantle therefor,

'a plate located below said mantle, a guide suitably supported, a rod passing through said guide, a mantle-protector attached to said rod,and a locking device for the latter,said mantle-protector being adapted to be turned, elevated and lowered so as to inclose said mantle when it is desired to protect the same.

4. In a lantern, a base therefor, an upright guide secured to said base, a rod passing through said guide, a mantle-protector `attached to said rod, a guide on said protector,

a rod adapted to be engaged by said guide and a support for said protector when in operative position and surrounding said mantle.

5. The combination of a burner, a mantle therefor, a casing surrounding said burner and consisting of a top plate having depend- ICO ing walls, the sections of said casing being hinged together and provided with lockingdevices and a conducting-strip leading to said casing.

6. The combination of a burner, a mantle therefor, a plate supported adjacent to said burner, a mantle-protector consisting of a shell having a closed top and open bottom, a rod attached to said shell, an. upright guide secured to said base, a locking device forsaid guide, a mantle-protector attached to said rod and a guiding device for said protector, said mantle-protector being adapted to be supported upon said plate when in operative position.

7. In a lantern, a base having an opening therein, a burner supported above said base, and a conducting device leading downwardly and located in proximity to said burner, the lower portion of said device being located adjacent said opening whereby the heat oriiame from the igniting-torch can be conducted directly to said burner.

8. The combination of a burner suitably supported, a base below said burner, and a conducting device extending from said base at a point adjacent to said opening to said burner for enabling the flame from the igniting-torch to be conducted directly to said burner.

9. The combination of a burner, a casing adjacent the latter for the purpose ofretain'- ing iiame in proximity to said burner a base below the latter and a conducting-strip lead'- ing downwardly from said casing, to a point adjacent an opening in said base, whereby the flame from an igniting-torch can be di# rected through said opening along said strip to said burner.

l0. The combination of a burner, a mantle therefor, a mantle-protector, a rod to which said protector is attached, said rod being suitably guided and supported, a plate or support located in proximity to -said burner and adapted to sustain said protector, the latter normally resting below said burner and being adapted to be turned, elevated and lowered so as to inclose said mantle.

1l. The combination .of a burner, a casing adjacent to the latter, for the purpose of retaining iiame in proximity to said burner, the walls of said casing being perforated, and a device for conducting iiame to the burner leading downwardly from the latter, to a base below said burner, said base having an opening therein adjacent the lower terminus of said device.

HARPER F. SMITH. 

